Intelligent landing hazard assessment and avoidance for safe spacecraft landing
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safe landing terrain assessment↗
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Seraji, H.
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Determination of terminal landing footprint for on-board terrain assessment and intelligent hazard avoidance
In this paper we develop a methodology based on ballistics to estimate the landing footprint associated with the powered terminal descent phase of a Mars soft landing.
terminal guidance hazard avoidance↗
A terrain-based path planning method for mobile robots
This paper presents a technique for incorporating terrain traversability data into a global path planning method for field mobile robots operating on rough natural terrain.
path planning traversability terrain assessment↗
A fuzzy rule-based safety index for landing site risk assessment
This paper presents a Fuzzy Rule-Based Safety Index that quantifies the ease-of-landing a spacecraft on a planetary surface based on sensor-derived measurements of terrain characteristics.
safe landing terrain analysis fuzzy logic↗
Multi-range traversability indices for terrain-based navigation
This paper presents novel measures of terrain traversability at three different ranges.
robotics rovers navigation↗
T*: a novel terrain-based path planning method for mobile robots
This paper presents a novel global path planning method for field mobile robots operating on rough natural terrain.
path planning robotics terrain analysis↗
Safe navigation on hazardous terrain
This paper presents a new strategy for autonomous navigation of field mobile robots on hazardous natural terrain using a fuzzy logic approach and a novel measure of terrain transversability.
mobile↗
Terrain-based robot navigation using multi-scale traversability indices
This paper discusses the use of traversability indices to facilitate robot navigation at local, regional, and global scales.
mobile robots↗
Traversability indices for multi-scale terrain assessment
This paper presents novel measures of terrain traversability at three different scales of resolution; namely local, regional, and global traversability indices.
mobile robots traversability indices multi-scale t↗
A rule-based fuzzy traversability index for mobile robot navigation
This paper presents a rule-based fuzzy traversability index that quantifies the ease-of-traversal of a terrain by a mobile robot based on real-time measurements of terrain characteristics retrieved from imagery data.
fuzzy↗
Fuzzy rule-based reasoning for rover safety and survivability
Operatiional safety and health monitoring are critical matters for autonomous field mobile robots such as planetary rovers operating on challenging terrain. This paper describes relevant rover safety and health issues and presents an approach to maintaining vehicle safety in a navigational context.
planetary↗
Intelligent terrain analysis and information fusion for safe spacecraft landing
This paper presents a novel multi-sensor information fusion methodology for intelligent terrain characterization.
terrain analysis↗
Traversability index: a new concept for planetary rovers
Traversability index is introduced in this paper as a new and simple measure for traversability of natural terrains by mobile robots.
robotics↗
Real-Time Assessment of Terrain Traverability for Autonomous Rover Navigation
This paper presents a novel technique for real-time measurement of terrain characteristics and incorporation of this information into the navigation strategy of an autonomous mobile robot.
traversability rover navigation fuzzy logic↗
A New Class of Nonlinear PID Controllers
This paper introduces a new class of simple nonlinear PID-type controllers comprised of a sector-bounded nonlinear gain in cascade with a linear fixed-gain P, PD, PI, or PID controller.
PID Contollers nonlinear gains↗
Soft computing approach to safe navigation of autonomous planetary rovers
This chapter describes fundamental research aimed at achieving such long-term objectives through application of soft computing techniques for safe and reliable autonomous rover navigation.
rovers autonomous navigation soft computing fuzzy ↗
Traversability Index: A New Concept for Planetary Rovers
Traversability Index is introduced in this paper as a new and simple measure for traversability of planetary surfaces by mobile robots.
Planetary↗
Fuzzy Traversability Index: A New Concept for Terrain Based Navigation
Fuzzy Traversability Index is introduced in this paper as a new and simple measure for quantifying the ease of traversal of natural terrains by field mobile robots.
Robotics↗